MARION, MASS. (WHDH) – A 72-year-old call firefighter died Wednesday morning after helping extinguish a chimney fire in Marion, officials said.
Thomas Nye, a 45-year veteran of the Marion Fire Department, responded to a home on Point Road shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, helped his fellow firefighters knock down the blaze, and later collapsed at his home after suffering what is believed to be a cardiac incident, according to Marion Fire Chief Brian Jackvony.
Nye was a husband and father to two adult sons. He also leaves behind five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. He was married for 53 years. He was also a Vietnam Veteran and worked as an automotive mechanic in his private and military careers.
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